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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had to hide this book from my kids because I would sob in the bathroom every damn time after reading it.

The old tree giving selflessly, the man coming back to die, I can't even. It kills me.[/quote]

Me too. My 6 year old would choose it on purpose because he thought it was so ridiculous that I would cry over it. [/quote]

My son always chose that book too as a child. I think it was mostly because of the reaction that it brought out of me.  It ALWAYS made me cry.

I interpreted the story as follows:  In the beginning, the boy and the tree had a symbiotic relationship as they both enjoyed each others' company.  As the boy aged, he was only interested in tree to the extent that it could give him something materialistically and in the process destroyed the tree.   I'm an optimist so I believe that the boy when he was very old realized how good the tree had been to him and that was why I returned to it.

Thanks for making me cry this morning.[/quote]

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